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1994 X 2015 JK 97XL1200C
alright, first off i have to admidt I feel like an idiot. ive passed the electrical ASE, yet this stupid head unit has the best of me.

i Hve a jvc AM/FM CD player im tryin to wire into the 91, i got the harness adapter for it and nothin seems to be lining up right

heres what i know
ground = blk
12v ignition= yellow/blk stripe
12v constant= green/yellow stripe
dash dimmer= blue/red stripe
and the blue goes to power the factory amp...
red = ???
yellow=???

now im pretty sure i have the wrong adapter for the powerd conector but im prettysure i have the speakers right. eitherway i have power to the uinit, but no output.

I beleive the unit is a JVC KD-G120 and i know the truck dosnt have an amp or sub in it, so im asuming that ment it had the base radio from the factory

anybody know what has to go to what, or what harness i need to make this work right?
 



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if you have the jbl system, this is the wiring:
WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Battery LIGHT GREEN/YELLOW (+) RADIO HARNESS
Accesory YELLOW/BLACK (+) RADIO HARNESS
Ground BLACK (-) RADIO HARNESS
Illumination ORANGE/BLACK (+) RADIO HARNESS
Dimmer LIGHT BLUE/RED (+) RADIO HARNESS
Amp Turn On DARK BLUE (+) RADIO HARNESS
LF Speaker (+) WHITE/RED
LF Speaker (-) BROWN
RF Speaker (+) WHITE/ORANGE
RF Speaker (-) LIGHT GREEN
LR Speaker (+) PINK/WHITE
LR Speaker (-) LIGHT BLUE
RR Speaker (+) LIGHT BLUE/BLACK
RR Speaker (-) YELLOW
Amp Location FULL RANGE AMPLIFIER IS LOCATED BEHIND THE TRIM PANEL IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CARGO AREA.
Steering Cntrls NO
Speed Cntrl NO
Radio Security NO




if you have the standard audio system:

WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Battery LIGHT GREEN/YELLOW (+) RADIO HARNESS
Accesory YELLOW/BLACK (+) RADIO HARNESS
Ground BLACK (-) RADIO HARNESS
Illumination ORANGE/BLACK (+) RADIO HARNESS
Dimmer LIGHT BLUE/RED (+) RADIO HARNESS
Power Antenna AMP=BLUE
LF Speaker (+) ORANGE/LIGHT GREEN
LF Speaker (-) LIGHT BLUE/WHITE
RF Speaker (+) WHITE/LIGHT GREEN
RF Speaker (-) DARK GREEN/ORANGE
LR Speaker (+) PINK/LIGHT GREEN
LR Speaker (-) TAN/YELLOW
RR Speaker (+) ORANGE/RED
RR Speaker (-) BLACK/WHITE
Amp Location RIGH REAR PANEL
Steering Cntrls NO
Speed Cntrl NO
Radio Security NO
 






Alright, what i have coming out of the unit is

yellow - battery
Black - ground
blue/white - remote
red - acesory

the battery power and ground is obvious..
im just not sure whats suposed to go to what with the rest of it
 






if you bought a harness, where be the problem? here's a diagram that should help. it's for a '93 but the '91-94 are all the same. if you can't see it big enough, the direct link is: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v718/sonofabish/Diagrams/?action=view&current=img021.jpg


img021.jpg
 






Alright, what i have coming out of the unit is

yellow - battery
Black - ground
blue/white - remote
red - acesory

the battery power and ground is obvious..
im just not sure whats suposed to go to what with the rest of it

if you are talking about the wires coming out of the head unit, it is pretty standard as follows:


Typical Head Unit Wire Harness
Function Typical Wire Colors
Memory / Constant 12V(+) Yellow
Switch / Accessory Red
Ground Black
Illumination Orange/White
Antenna Remote Blue
Amp Remote Blue/White
Left Front (+) White
Left Front (-) White/Black
Right Front (+) Grey
Right Front (-) Grey/Black
Left Rear (+) Geen
Left Rear (-) Green/Black
Right Rear (+) Violet
Right Rear (-) Violet/Black


here is a link to a pretty good diagram.
http://www.the12volt.com/request/request2.asp
 






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